The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03

cash, S0tc bid; March, size bid
April, S2ic bid. Oats nominal, PC
bid. cash.
ST. LOUIS, No. February 2.-Flour
quiet; xxx, 81 1902 so; family, $50
8 Is; choice, s. 40C9S so; fancy, So 70
as SO; extra fancy, So S5(94 10; pat
ents, 81 25@4 80. Wheat dull but
generally steady; the m ,rket opened
easier, but strengthened near the
close and finished s@s; higher than
yes erday; No. 2, cash, S0l@SlAc;
Februsry, sole; March. S2ic; May,
$50 Gs6,, closing at S53@S5Ic. Cora
dull, but firm and higher; No. 2
mixed, cash, 3Sa@S4le; February,
$500 bid; March, S4ItGS5c, closing at
SAFE bid; May, S7s(9S7s', closing at
37tc. Oats duh but stesdy: No. 2
mixed, cash, 27sc; March, 27io bid I;
May, 29lc bid. Rye firmsr at 52j
asked. Barley very duh and nomi.
nally unchanged. Hay quiet; prairie,
s7@S so; timothy. $99l250, Flax
seed nominal at 94c. Bran easy at
&c asked. C0rnmeal steady at 50.
Rsceip's-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat,
1900 bu; CORD, $4,000 bu; cats, 5000
bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 1000. Ship
ments-Fiour, 5000 brls; wheat, IA 900
bu; corn, 1000 bu; oats, 1000 bu;
rye, none; barley, 1000 bu.
afternoon BoIrd.-Whest , higher.
Corn 10 higher. Oats B@lc higher.
CHICAGO, ILL, February 2.-Thers
was a sharp bulge in provisiol s today
and the strength in that market i'm.
parted better tone to cereals. The
wheat market opened easy al S33r for
May, with few sales shade lower,
but gradually rallied, owing to the
boom in pork and The report that
slice, storms we're prevailing in the
Southwest. The foreign markets were
quoted quiet, with California wheat a
shade higher. The quantity Of wheat
ON ocean passage showed deCIea se
OF 5000 bushels during the week.
The export clearings ( om three ports
were ll7,000 bushels Toe receipts
at eleven points were 357 900 bushels.
Corn was active and fl m, spe ulation
being considerably more active. The
receipts were light, while the exports
were 1913 900 bushels from three ports,
and tho amount on ocean passage
showed a decrease OF 100000 bushels.
Toe market advanced !, and closed
&c higher than yesterday. There
was an improved tone in oats,
with a little m )re life to spec
ulation, prices closing &c higher.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, 81 20
"a 50; Southern winter, So 1904 10;
Michigan and Visions n winter, So rs
@i; choice to fancy Minnesota pat.
ents, 81 20@i go; Minnesota, in
barrels and sacks, So 1908 %; rye
-four, in barrels, So 90@3 10; buck.
wheat, per 100 pounds, 81.
No. 2 spring wheat, 773c; No 8
spring wheat, 70@72c; No. 2 red, zoe;
No. 2 corn, 35Ic; No. 2 oats, 25s,; No.
2 rye, 54,; No. barley, 50953c; No.
! hsx.esd, 81 05a; prime timothy seed,
81 SO. The leading futures ranged
as follows: Wheat, No. 2-Fsbruary
opened at 77sc, highest Tic, low
est 77sc, closing at 773c; March OPP aned
at 77sc, highest 1850, lowest 77sc,
closing at 7Sic; April opened at
7Stc, highest 791; lowest 7Slc,
c'osing at 1873; May opened at S3Ac,
highest safe, lowest S3s@s9lc, clos.
ing at S4sa. Corn, No. 2-February
opened at 35tc, highest $500, lowest
35bc, closing at 35sc; March opened at
35sc, highest Soc, lowest 35s closing
at 36c: April opened at 355c,
highest 36lc, lowest 353c, closing at
36fc; May opened a. 4Osc, highest
Al 10, lowest 4O3@40sc, closing at
Ale. 0lts, No. = February opened
at 25sc, highest 253c, lowest, 25sc,
closing at 25Bc; March opened at 25sc,
highest 25ac, lowestT 25sc, closing at
25sc; April opened at 26r, highest
26bc, lowest 26c, closing at 26c; May
opened at 30bc,, highest 30sc, lowest
30bc, closing at 30ic. Receipts-FIour,
$4,000 brls; wheat, $4,000 blu; corn,
$1,000 bu; cate, 10000 bu; rye,
1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments
F our, $4,000 brls; wheat, % 600 bu;
corn, 81 900 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye,
none; barley, 1900 bu.